8.22 pm: Based on their experiences, people of Delhi should decide who should form the next government: Modi

8.18 pm: Modi says AAP betrayed people’s mandate in Delhi.

8.15 pm: Modi calls AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal a Congress agent. “AAP first formed government with Cong, then resigned and handed over the government to Congress through LG…they only want to help Congress and are least bothered about the country,” says Modi.

8.12 pm: People of Delhi should decided what kind of government they would prefer to rule, says Modi in Delhi.

7.40 pm: Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Amritsar Amarinder Singh hit back at his BJP rival Arun Jaitley for questioning Congress giving tickets to some leaders against whom there are criminal allegations.

7.30 pm: DMK chief M Karunanidhi extends support to Congress as he says his party will forgive all that has happened in the past.

7.00 pm: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik kicked off BJD’s campaigning for the ensuing twin elections from his home turf Hinjli Assembly constituency in Ganjam district, voicing optimism about a good show by his party.

1:28 pm: We have come with the agenda of what we want to do in the next five years.

1:27 pm: In all aspects, the UPA was ahead in creating opportunities.

1:26 pm: We were able to lift 14 crore people above poverty line.

1:23 pm: We provided an agenda for growth.

1:22 pm: People ask what is the record of the Cong party, Congress record is visible to everyone who cares to look at it.

1:22 pm: Today, there is discussion about who is good at guaranteeing development. Development has many models, one is the Gujarat model. But the Congress model recognises there is need for expanding economy to provide lasting solution to poverty. That growth by itself is not sufficient for inclusive growth, It has to be backed by education, health needs of women, SC/ST and other citizens.

1:21 pm: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the podium speaking about the manifesto.

1:20 pm: You should also feel there’s place for you in India’s development.

1:20 pm: Whatever you have told us to incorporate we have done that on this manifesto.

1:20 pm: We have for the first time in our manifesto put your voices.

1:19 pm: This manifesto must bring out a new mission for India.

1:19 pm: We have organised a series of consultations all over India.

1:18 pm: We took 5 months to prepare this manifesto.

1:17 pm:In most of the interactions held in far flung places of India, Rahul Gandhi personally attended and interacted with all sections of our society. That’s why this time our manifesto is novel.

1:15 pm: I’m happy we are able to incorporate many of the important suggestions from the interactions. But at the same time we are sorry that we are not able to include all the suggestions given by people.

1:14 pm: We will find a way to incorporate the left out suggestions.

1:12 pm: AK Antony says this time we have deviated from the past practise of preparing manifesto by a team in Delhi, but now it has been possible by the determination of the Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi.

10:15 am: Describing the Lok Sabha poll as “very important” for the Left, former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee claimed the vote gap between the Left and the Trinamool Congress was narrowing.